Saffron Walden’s Castle Hill Tennis Club annual veterans’ tournament attracted 18 competitors and one of this year’s winners followed up on her success from 12 months ago to reach the final – only to lose out in the last match.

Thousands of students in Suffolk and Essex receive their long-awaited A-level results today, with early reports suggesting the region could post an unexpected rise in results amid national concerns over toughened-up reforms and exam “chaos”.